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Days and Times:

Th 5:45-9:00p

Proposed Dates (mini-courses only):

3/21/19, 3/28/19, 4/4/19, 4/11/19

Enrollment Limit:

25

Final Course Requirement:

Special Requirement

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Learning Objectives:

Home Program

J.D.

Is Crosslisted:

No

Course Type

Seminar

Course Credits

1

Practicum Type

None

Course Description:

This course is designed to prepare law journal members for the significantly different and, in many instances more challenging, nature of their responsibilities in their second year on journal. Its focus is twofold: to help students develop excellent editing techniques in the context of publication, and to help students master other aspects of second year journal membership, including journal management, timely publication, and author-editor interactions. During the course, students will analyze scholarly writing from the editor’s perspective, covering such topics as article selection, large- and small-scale edits, style judgments, and analytical precision. Studying scholarly papers eligible for publication, students will discuss how to edit them to achieve the best balance among the author’s intent, the readers’ needs, and the journal's production imperatives. Students also will do several individual and group assignments focused on particular editing challenges. The class will meet in four three-hour sessions, and attendance will be mandatory in order to receive credit.

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Additional Course Notes:

THIS COURSE REQUIRES PROFESSOR PERMISSION TO ENROLL. This course is open to second year students. Priority will be given to students who are members of one of the law journals during the 2018-2019 academic year. Students cannot register or put themselves on the waitlist for this course through MyAccess. Students interested in taking this course should send an e-mail to Monica Stearns (smithstm@law.georgetown.edu) indicating their interest in the course and explaining, if relevant, their law-journal-membership status. This course will not be enrolled until after the add/drop period for Spring 2019. Students may not drop another course after the add/drop period in order to add this course. Full-time students will not be able to exceed their maximum credit load by enrolling in this class. Part-time students must pay for this credit when they enroll.

Attendance at all classes and completion of all assignments are required for credit. This seminar may be taken pass/fail or for a grade. Students may elect to take the course pass/fail at the time they are enrolled in the course. If taken pass/fail, the course will count toward the 7 credit pass/fail limit for J.D. students.

ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY AT ALL CLASS SESSIONS. All enrolled and waitlisted students must be in attendance at the start of the first class session in order to be eligible for a seat in the class and must attend each class session in its entirety.

A student will be permitted to drop a course that meets for the first time after the add/drop period, without a transcript notation, if a student submits a written request to the Office of the Registrar prior to the start of the second class meeting. Withdrawals are permitted up until the last class for this specific course.

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